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5 slots open.remain open. Limit 15 members Wax Working Workshop with Award Winning NCSBA member Whitney Barnes sponsored by Buncombe Country Beekeepers Chapter Whitney Barnes wins ribbons everywhere she presents her wax pieces. She is coming HERE to share her tricks for entering competition or just for making useful wax as a by-product of your honey extraction. What are you doing with your wax cappings and the pieces of burr comb you’ve collected?
 Don’t throw out those old frames of wax…melt them down…make some wax for candles or lip balms. This 2 day workshop will take your wax from a gooey mess in a bucket to a beautiful block or maybe, a figurine. It takes time to wash wax, melt it down in crockpots andRead More

BCBC Apiary Root Cause Farm 2020 Schedule Good News: All of our hives are ALIVE at RCF thanks to the diligent efforts of manager, Marshall Mullins, State Certified Beekeeper,  828-231-8284, mars1952@gmail.com We have 5 full size and 2 five frame NUCs. Saturday Feb 8, 2020 First inspection, feed as necessary and equipment prep, Noon to 2PM  Saturday Feb 29, 2020 Inspections, feeding and possibly moving resources from strong hives to weak hives. Saturday March 14, 2020. Make a split (weather dependent) Saturday April 4, 2020 Inspections, feeding. More dates TBA YOU CAN LEARN  BY DOING! We look forward to more participation this year. All BCBC members and guests are welcome at the Apiary workshops. Bring a veil and some water.  Root Cause Farm, Joe JenkinsRead More

This Saturday 12-07-2019 Noon to 2PM, at the BCBC Apiary at the Root Cause Farm (formally The Lord’s Acre). At this workshop we will evaluate honey stores, feed the bees with the “Mountain Camp Sugar” method and treat the bees with oxalic acid vapor one last time.  As always I will answer your questions. Always bring some water and a veil. Bring an organic vapor mask if you have one. If you don’t have a mask you will have to stand up-wind while we are injecting vapor Marshall Mullins, State Certified Beekeeper, Manager of the BCBC/Lord’s Acre Apiary,  828-231-8284, mars1952@gmail.com No more workshops this year 2019. Mid February first inspections of 2020

This Saturday 11-09-2019 Noon to 2PM, at the BCBC Apiary at the Root Cause Farm (formally The Lord’s Acre) (directions at the bottom of this page): At this workshop we will evaluate honey stores, clean the feeders, feed the bees, install entrance reducers and install mouse guards.  As always I will answer your questions. Always bring some water and a veil. I hope you can make it Saturday.   Reply to mars1952@gmail.com with any questions. If you respond to this email I will probably never see it. Marshall Mullins, State Certified Beekeeper, Manager of the BCBC/Lord’s Acre Apiary,  828-231-8284   11-09-2019 make and install fondant. Sugar shake mite check if it is warm enough. Mid December-2019  inspections. Oxalic vapor treatment for mites Mid February firstRead More

This Saturday 10-26-2019 Noon to 2 PM, at the BCBC Apiary at the Root Cause Farm (formally The Lord’s Acre) (directions at the bottom of this page): At this workshop, we will evaluate honey stores, clean the feeders, feed the bees, install entrance reducers and make mouse guards.  As always I will answer your questions. Always bring some water and a veil. I hope you can make it on Saturday Reply to mars1952@gmail.com with any questions. If you respond to this email I will probably never see it. Marshall Mullins, State Certified Beekeeper, Manager of the BCBC/Lord’s Acre Apiary,  828-231-8284, mars1952@gmail.com Upcoming workshops at the BCBC TLA bee yard this summer. 10 am-noon until further notice 11-09-2019 make and install fondant. Sugar shake mite checkRead More

This Saturday 10-12-2019 10 am to Noon, at the BCBC Apiary at the Root Cause Farm (formally The Lord’s Acre) (directions at the bottom of this page): It is time to do another sugar shake to evaluate the effectiveness of the oxalic acid vapor mite treatments. We will also do a general inspection, evaluate honey stores, and feed the bees. There is a lot of work to do so we will probably run overtime.  Always I will answer your questions. Always bring some water and a veil. I hope you can make it Saturday. Marshall Mullins, State Certified Beekeeper, Manager of the BCBC/Lord’s Acre Apiary,  828-231-8284 Reply to mars1952@gmail.com with any questions. If you respond to this email I will probably never see it. UpcomingRead More

09-28-2019 Workshop at RCF (formally TLA) Reply to mars1952@gmail.com with any questions. If you respond to this email I will probably never see it. This Saturday 09-28-2019 10 am to Noon, at the BCBC Apiary at the Root Cause Farm (formally The Lord’s Acre-directions at the bottom of this page): We have a hive that is making drones so we will try to figure out why. We will evaluate the honey stores since golden rod and aster flow and the feeding and feed more. Otherwise, it will be a short workshop.  As always I will answer your questions. Always bring some water and a veil. I hope you can make it on Saturday. Marshall Mullins, State Certified Beekeeper, Manager of the BCBC/Lord’s Acre Apiary,  828-231-8284,Read More

This Saturday 09-14-2019 10 am to Noon, at the BCBC Apiary at the Root Cause Farm (formally The Lord’s Acre) (directions at the bottom of this page): It is time to do another sugar shake to evaluate the effectiveness of the Apilife Var mite treatments. We will also do a general inspection, evaluate honey stores, feed the bees and, assign volunteers to feed the club bees. There is a lot of work to do so we will probably run overtime. As always I will answer your questions. Always bring some water and a veil. I hope you can make it Saturday.   Marshall Mullins, State Certified Beekeeper, Manager of the BCBC/Lord’s Acre Apiary,  828-231-8284, mars1952@gmail.com   Upcoming workshops at the BCBC TLA bee yard thisRead More

Buncombe County Beekeepers Picnic September 15th from 1 – 4pm at Root Cause Farm (formally The Lords Acre). Members and family are all invited. Bring: a generous side dish or two to share, a chair if you don’t want to sit on a bench, Port-O-John available BCBC provides: Chicken BBQ and a Vegetarian Choice, drinks and dinnerware, tables, pop-up tents. 1:00-1:30  set up pop up tents, tables, We can  sit under the hickory tree which is all shade on the benches they have, or at the picnic tables which are in full sun, or people can bring their own chair and sit anywhere 1:30-2:00 set up food 2:00- 3 eat and talk bee 3:00 Presentation of Honey we harvested to Gabe Whitlock, grounds manager; TourRead More

08-31-2019 Workshop at Root Cause Farm (formally known as The Lord’s Acre) This Saturday 10 am to noon, at the BCBC Apiary we will apply the final Apilife Var mite treatment on all of the hives and talk about feeding your bees during the dearth and fall build-up. We will assign volunteers to feed the club bees, and Marshall will answer your questions. Always bring some water and a veil. I hope you can make it Saturday. Marshall Mullins, State Certified Beekeeper, Manager of the BCBC Apiary,  828-231-8284, mars1952@gmail.com  Upcoming workshops 09-14-2019 Sugar Shake mite check. Inspection, Fall feeding 09-28-2019 Inspection, Preparing hives for winter. 09-21-2019 Sugar shake/Alcohol mite wash inspections. 10-12-2019 inspections. Oxalic vapor treatment for mites 10-26-2019 Sugar shake mite Inspection 11-09-2019 Mid-December-2019Read More